Rules of Rank & Promotion
Document 1799President Adams (via Hamilton, in turn via Ellery) stipulates rules of rank and promotion in the U.S. Army. Establishes relative rank as it stood at the end of "the war," for those who served until its end and those who did not. Prescribes the line of promotion, including statement that the officer next in rank below a vacancy should be considered first for filling it, though this is subject to exception.
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Copy of Signed Document
Description
President Adams (via Hamilton, in turn via Ellery) stipulates rules of rank and promotion in the U.S. Army. Establishes relative rank as it stood at the end of "the war," for those who served until its end and those who did not. Prescribes the line of promotion, including statement that the officer next in rank below a vacancy should be considered first for filling it, though this is subject to exception.
Date
09/09/1799
Author
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New York
Collection
Document number
1799110190001
Page start
1
Note
General Orders
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Ellery
President Adams
Notable locations
New York